{"id":405,"date":"2025-01-06T11:30:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T16:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=405"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:16:47","slug":"activities-for-teaching-setting-in-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=405","title":{"rendered":"Activities for Teaching Setting of a Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"405\" class=\"elementor elementor-405\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec45acf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec45acf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5465c8a\" data-id=\"5465c8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ca827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84ca827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/story-elements\/setting\/Story-Elements-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Finding the Setting of a Story\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a2f86d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a2f86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let\u2019s talk about <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the setting of a story<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2014you know, that part of the story students like to summarize as \u201cIt takes place in a house.\u201d <img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f62c.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude2c\" \/> But setting is <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">so<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> much more than where and when a story <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">happens. It\u2019s the <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">engine<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> behind the plot, the <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">mood-setter<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">character-shaper<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. In some stories, the setting deserves its <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">own<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> round of applause.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ready to help your students go beyond just naming the place and year? Here are creative, print-and-go activities that\u2019ll make the setting stick.<\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"bvzbzi\" data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"472\">What Is the Setting of a Story?<\/h2><p data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"600\">The <strong data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"489\">setting<\/strong> is the time and place where a story happens, but strong readers know it is much more than a location on a map.<\/p><p data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"639\">The setting helps readers understand:<\/p><ul data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"858\"><li data-section-id=\"5zbx79\" data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"669\">when the story takes place<\/li><li data-section-id=\"xtcdoy\" data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"690\">where events occur<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1cqc9xo\" data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"716\">what daily life is like<\/li><li data-section-id=\"utslhj\" data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"761\">how the environment affects the characters<\/li><li data-section-id=\"t9q5f0\" data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"807\">how the setting creates mood and atmosphere<\/li><li data-section-id=\"xe712q\" data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"858\">how the setting influences the conflict and plot<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"1078\">Many students can easily identify a story&#8217;s setting, but they often struggle to explain <strong data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"976\">why the setting matters.<\/strong> Helping students make those connections leads to deeper comprehension and stronger literary analysis.<\/p><h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How the Setting of a Story Cranks Up Conflict<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The setting doesn\u2019t just build <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">mood<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2014it can make or break a character\u2019s experience.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ask your students:<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Would these stories even exist in a different location?<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2708.svg\" alt=\"\u2708\ufe0f\" \/> <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hatchet<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">? No plane crash = no survival drama.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f4a7.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udca7\" \/> <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Long Walk to Water<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">? <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If Nya had a faucet nearby, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">story<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">over<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2622.svg\" alt=\"\u2622\ufe0f\" \/> <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">? Without <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">post-WWII<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Japan, the entire context disappears.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\ud83d\udc6a <em>The Watsons Go to Birmingham \u2014 1963<\/em> \u2014 Without the Civil Rights Movement and Birmingham\u2019s historical events, the family trip loses its purpose and impact.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\ud83d\ude80<em> Ender\u2019s Game<\/em> \u2014 Without outer space and Battle School, Ender\u2019s entire conflict would vanish.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\ud83e\udd81 <em>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe <\/em>\u2014 Without Narnia, there\u2019s no magic, no White Witch, no prophecy.<\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A well-placed setting <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">raises the stakes<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2014and that\u2019s storytelling gold.<\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"7mtpgv\" data-start=\"1900\" data-end=\"1946\">How Setting Influences Other Story Elements<\/h2><p data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"2029\">The setting rarely works alone. It affects nearly every other element of a story.<\/p><ul data-start=\"2031\" data-end=\"2344\"><li data-section-id=\"1bcmqvj\" data-start=\"2031\" data-end=\"2089\"><strong data-start=\"2033\" data-end=\"2047\">Characters<\/strong> often develop because of where they live.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1euzoav\" data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2164\"><strong data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2104\">Conflict<\/strong> may be created by weather, geography, or historical events.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ahfd6z\" data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2227\"><strong data-start=\"2167\" data-end=\"2175\">Plot<\/strong> depends on what is possible in that time and place.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"bfebrh\" data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2294\"><strong data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2238\">Mood<\/strong> grows from the sights, sounds, weather, and atmosphere.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"zrsn4\" data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2344\"><strong data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2306\">Theme<\/strong> is often strengthened by the setting.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2346\" data-end=\"2469\">Helping students recognize these relationships deepens comprehension and prepares them for more advanced literary analysis.<\/p><h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"r3fh20\" data-start=\"2550\" data-end=\"2601\">Common Student Mistakes When Identifying Setting<\/h2><p data-start=\"2603\" data-end=\"2656\">Many students believe the setting is only a location.<\/p><p data-start=\"2658\" data-end=\"2700\">Help students avoid these common mistakes:<\/p><p data-start=\"2702\" data-end=\"2755\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/274c.svg\" alt=\"\u274c\" \/> Naming only the place but ignoring the time period.<\/p><p data-start=\"2757\" data-end=\"2824\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/274c.svg\" alt=\"\u274c\" \/> Forgetting that weather and season are often part of the setting.<\/p><p data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2876\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/274c.svg\" alt=\"\u274c\" \/> Ignoring how the setting affects the characters.<\/p><p data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2957\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/274c.svg\" alt=\"\u274c\" \/> Treating the setting as background instead of an important part of the story.<\/p><p data-start=\"2959\" data-end=\"3082\">Discussing these misconceptions helps students move beyond simply identifying the setting toward explaining its importance.<\/p><h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"2nkuo9\" data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1233\">Questions Students Should Ask About Setting<\/h2><p data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1349\">Instead of asking only, <em data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1295\">&#8220;Where does the story take place?&#8221;<\/em> encourage students to think like literary detectives.<\/p><p data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1373\">Ask questions such as:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1688\"><li data-section-id=\"7fgo1h\" data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1420\">How does the setting affect the characters?<\/li><li data-section-id=\"129sv3t\" data-start=\"1421\" data-end=\"1476\">Would the story change if it happened somewhere else?<\/li><li data-section-id=\"14bqnb3\" data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1530\">Does the setting create problems or solve problems?<\/li><li data-section-id=\"sdr93d\" data-start=\"1531\" data-end=\"1611\">How does the author use sensory details to help readers visualize the setting?<\/li><li data-section-id=\"c9nwxd\" data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1648\">What clues reveal the time period?<\/li><li data-section-id=\"jk7mqp\" data-start=\"1649\" data-end=\"1688\">How does the setting create the mood?<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1776\">These questions naturally move students from simple recall into higher-level thinking.<\/p><h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f4e5.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udce5\" \/> Grab the Free Lesson Handout<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All the activities below come with printable and digital resources (because we love saving you time).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289c0d8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"289c0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/story-elements\/setting\/setting.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the lesson handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8651d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c8651d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Free Teaching Ideas and Printables<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">for Teaching Setting of a Story<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are several activities to help your students understand and analyze the setting in the stories they read:<\/span><\/p><h3>Activity #1: Anchor Charts for Setting of a Story<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4dc556 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4dc556\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f9f9b8\" data-id=\"5f9f9b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9800862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9800862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/story-elements\/setting\/Teaching-Setting-in-Literature-5.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Finding the Setting of a Story\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b997e0f\" data-id=\"b997e0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ca963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39ca963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Forget a bland \u201cTime + Place = Setting\u201d poster. These printable charts break it down into <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">location, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">time period<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, mood,<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">significance<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2014everything your students need <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to truly analyze <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">setting<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Use them as mini anchor charts in notebooks or blow them up <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">poster-size<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to decorate your reading corner.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bonus: They work with <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">any<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> story!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ba218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ba218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #2: Clues Authors Use to Establish Setting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b21fe4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b21fe4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2179887\" data-id=\"2179887\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b26906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b26906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/story-elements\/setting\/Teaching-Setting-in-Literature-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Finding the Setting of a Story\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bb1b4a\" data-id=\"3bb1b4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf349f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bf349f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ticking clocks, rays of hope, unanswered questions<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2026 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">oh my!<\/span><\/p><p>Students match literary techniques\u2014such as time clues, descriptive details, weather, and dialogue\u2014to examples from stories. This activity helps students recognize the many ways authors establish setting without simply stating it outright.<\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Also available in digital format. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Because sharing scissors = flu season <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">flashbacks<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a97553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a97553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #3: Exploring Story Settings with Videos<\/h3><p>Before playing the video, ask students to listen for three ways the setting influences the story. Afterwards, compare their observations with examples from a class novel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b17dd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b17dd3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca0be9b\" data-id=\"ca0be9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-848906e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"848906e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Video about Teaching Setting Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-07a927c\" data-id=\"07a927c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad99fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bad99fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sometimes, a good video says more than a worksheet ever could. These two short clips (included in the handout) do the heavy lifting by:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Explaining what setting <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (beyond \u201cin a forest\u201d)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Showing how it shapes characters, mood, and <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">conflict<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Great for a Monday morning warm-up or Friday afternoon cool-down.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146e775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"146e775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #4: Vivid Imagery in Setting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5d8029 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5d8029\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d29ae84\" data-id=\"d29ae84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d86655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d86655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/story-elements\/setting\/Teaching-Setting-in-Literature-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching the Setting of a Story\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3bfb9d\" data-id=\"a3bfb9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de535dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de535dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Students analyze three rich excerpts from <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Owl Moon<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Charlotte\u2019s Web<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Because of Winn-Dixie.<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> They pull out sensory details and sort them into:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sight \ud83d\udc41\ufe0f<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sound \ud83d\udc42<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Smell \ud83d\udc43<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Taste \ud83d\udc45<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Touch \ud83e\udd1a<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Students quickly discover that authors use all five senses to make settings come alive. After practicing with these mentor texts, invite students to create a five-senses chart for a book they&#8217;re reading independently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5bca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d5bca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #5: Exploring Genre Through Setting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e89a41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e89a41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bea349\" data-id=\"9bea349\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef89a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ef89a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/story-elements\/setting\/Teaching-Setting-in-Literature-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching the Setting of a Story\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-560a4b0\" data-id=\"560a4b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63662cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63662cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This activity connects <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">setting to genre<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2014because let\u2019s be real, no <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">one&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> putting a dragon in realistic fiction. Students look at an image (like a burning ship), identify the genre (historical fiction), and then fill out:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the genre definition<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">time period<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">location<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">example stories<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It\u2019s <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">genre<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> analysis and setting study wrapped into one.\u00a0This activity also reinforces that genre and setting often work together. Readers begin to recognize how certain settings naturally support certain types of stories.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2aed1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2aed1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #6: Becoming Setting Detectives<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f799b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f799b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-301951f\" data-id=\"301951f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ddf2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46ddf2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/story-elements\/setting\/Teaching-Setting-in-Literature-4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Finding the Setting of a Story\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03aaa2e\" data-id=\"03aaa2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f808d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f808d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How do authors <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">actually<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> reveal setting? Through:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">descriptive passages<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">dialogue<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">character actions<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This infographic activity <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">walks<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> students through <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">how to spot<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> clues and <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">piece<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> together the setting like literary detectives.<\/span> <em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Elementary,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> my dear Watson!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b39c529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b39c529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wrap It All Up With a Discussion<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"4002\" data-end=\"4015\">Ask students:<\/p><ul data-start=\"4017\" data-end=\"4191\"><li data-section-id=\"1perf9g\" data-start=\"4017\" data-end=\"4095\">Which story you&#8217;ve read would change the most if it happened somewhere else?<\/li><li data-section-id=\"9hf3j\" data-start=\"4096\" data-end=\"4141\">Which stories could happen almost anywhere?<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1savzvs\" data-start=\"4142\" data-end=\"4191\">Why do you think the author chose that setting?<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"4193\" data-end=\"4237\">Those questions are stronger than the quote.<\/p><h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udc49 Download Eve<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">rything You Need<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Don\u2019t forget to grab the <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">free handout<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> packed with all the printable and digital goodies for these activities.<\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"13dcvnv\" data-start=\"4630\" data-end=\"4646\">Looking Ahead<\/h2><p data-start=\"4648\" data-end=\"4789\">Next week we&#8217;ll build on\u00a0<span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">the setting by exploring\u00a0<strong>plot development<\/strong> and discovering how conflicts develop<\/span>\u00a0from exposition to climax and resolution.<\/p><p data-start=\"4791\" data-end=\"4894\">Understanding how setting and plot work together helps students see why stories unfold the way they do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Story-Elements-Bundled-Set-1363401?st=3b827bff0f665160855a43ed6f5eb370\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/workshop\/story-elements\/images\/story-elements-bundle.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Story Elements Bundle on TPT\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33b1785\" data-id=\"33b1785\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9404913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9404913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"wixype\" data-start=\"5048\" data-end=\"5068\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Extend the Lesson<\/span><\/h3><p data-start=\"5070\" data-end=\"5173\">If you\u2019d like additional printable and digital practice, the Story Elements Bundle includes lessons on:<\/p><ul><li>Character Traits<\/li><li>Setting<\/li><li>Plot Development<\/li><li>Theme<\/li><li>Point of View<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5248\" data-end=\"5309\">It pairs perfectly with the free activities in this workshop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b6588 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a3b6588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Story-Elements-Bundled-Set-1363401?st=3b827bff0f665160855a43ed6f5eb370\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit TPT to shop.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de53a95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de53a95\" 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elementor-element-f49a4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f49a4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"644\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2320\" alt=\"Gay Miller\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png 644w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-600x637.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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